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MilTec1 lube........
First post here, so go easy on the new guy. I've been lurking around ever since finding this excellent board so I guess it's time to make a post or two. Just recently finished a mutt AR with a LRB lower and DPMS heavy barrel upper. I've been useing MilTec1 synthetic gun lube for several years now on my other peices and it changed the way I thought about maintaining my firearms. But I did a quick search here and not-a single hit? From what I read on their website it was the berries for the M16/AR15 type rifles. Does anyone here use it? Here's a link if anyones interested http://www.militec-1.com/tp://
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I use it. They handed it out by the case while I was in Iraq. Never had any issues, plus, knowing what it cost, getting it for free made me feel awesome. I like it, though you'll likely find folks who don't. Why don't you try some and see if it performs well.
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Everyone has their preference on lube. As long as it works for you rock on :cool:
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When I moved to a salt air environment I quit using it pretty quick I found rust on lubed steel parts.
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Hey thanks for the replys guys.
Geminidglocker getting that stuff for free would be nice, I've been useing it on my stainless Mini14 ranch for several years now. How did it stand up to the powder in the sand box? Did it improve function and reliability? I still haven't shot the AR yet, but I've started treating the parts with it.
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I use the stuff on my range guns and some of my parked guns that seem less rust prone but the militec seems to have some of the worst anti-corrosion ability of any oil. It doesn't seem to be an issue inside my M4, maybe the heavy duty park has something to do with that, but I still use CLP externally.
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One of the reasons I got sold on it was for the corrosion resistance/protection. We are retired and spend the winters on Mustang Island in S.Tx. The Corpus Christi-Padre Island area is the third most corrosive environment on the planet or so I'm told. Anyway everything I had started rusting down there. Now, I did have a problem with it until I started treating everything on the gun exactly like the instructions said. I clean every peice, wipe down with the MilTec1 and heat the metal, I use the hair drier, once it's heated I usually wipe it down again and let it cool. Then rub it in with a soft cotton rag. On my barrels and exterior parts I will usually do this two or three times to start with then when cleaning after a shoot I'll redo it. Since then I've not had any rust problems. Pluss the cleaning is usualy much easier, powder fouling just wipes off.
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I've used it for a while now with great success, but was concerned about the corrosion stories, even though I never experienced it. I use it now as an "additive" to Royal Purple synthetic motor oil (20w50) for lube on all firearms now, in a 3/4, 1/4 mix. The combo stays on as good as Slip EWL. Even after hard use (10 AR mags, 300 rounds) in under an hour, the BCG still looks wet.
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i like it. seems a little goes a long way. works GREAT on AR gas rings. i stopped using it, and after about 400 rounds (switched back to CLP) it started binding a bit when i let the bolt come into battery slowly.
switched back to militec and it was smooth again :D i guess it really does leave an invisible coating :eek:
i use a bit on my glocks, though the outside of them gets wiped down with CLP for its superior corrosion resistance. militec just for wear points. being glocks, i honestly can't tell you how well it does or doesn't work, because i've yet to find a lube that actually pisses those guns off.
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Here's what got me started;
A MILITEC-1-treated firearm can be wiped completely clean and dry and will still retain adequate lubrication. That’s right - no liquid lubricant, but still completely lubricated. This is because MILITEC-1 is in the metal, not just on the surface, so the liquid component is unnecessary. This unique self-lubricating effect was used to great advantage in Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq. Clean, dry MILITEC-1-treated weapons continued to fire even in blowing dust and sand, since there was no liquid for the dust particles to adhere to and gum up the works. This same effect is useful in extremely cold conditions where there is no liquid to congeal and slow down or freeze the action.
That is from the MilTec1 website. It took me a long time before I got brave enough to wipe my Mini14 dry and run a magazine through it. And it ran fine, no problems. When you feel of the metal you can feel the slickness of the lube on your fingers but there is none visable. It's a beautifull thing for sure!!!